If you're still fading the clear AI bullcase for @NEARProtocol, let me remind you why you shouldn't: ➤ NEAR delivers high-performance with 8 shards live on mainnet, 600ms block time and 1.2 sec finality ➤ Decentralized Confidential Machine Learning (DCML) enables verifiable inference, monetization of models and confidential data collection. ➤ NEAR AITP (Agent Interaction and Transaction Protocol) will power the future of Agentic Commerce. ➤ The NEAR Account Model + NEAR Intents will enable agentic capital managemt at scale, significantly accelerating DeFAI. ➤ Cost-efficient and highly scalable payment rails position NEAR ideally as the economic base layer underpinning widespread AI and consumer adoption. ➤ Security reinforced from launch via continuous key rotation and MPC-powered chain signatures enabling native account abstraction and secure management. ➤ @near_ai toolkit provides free inference, extensive smart contract and API integrations, facilitating open, collaborative creation of user-owned AI agents and driving open-source AGI development ➤ Ecosystem full of top tier AI app + infra builders incl. @PhalaNetwork, @FractionAI_xyz, @PublicAI_, @ASIMOV_Protocol, @crynuxio, @BitteProtocol, @nillionnetwork, @silverstreamAI, @XTrace_ai or @forest_ai_ ➤ Global contracts enhance composability and simplify cross-shard interactions, boosting dev experience. ➤ Formally verified Rust codebase ensures rigorous security standards, particularly valuable for critical financial and AI infrastructure.